Earth Song / They Don’t Care About Us

[Verse 1]
What about sunrise? What about rain?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
What have we done to the world? Look what we've done
What about all the peace that you pledge your only son?

[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?

[Chorus]
Ah, ooh

[Verse 2]
Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Bang-bang, shot dead, everybody's gone mad

[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

[Verse 3]
Beat me, hate me, you can never break me
Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me
Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
Hit me, bite me, don't you black or white me

[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

[Post-Chorus]
Tell me, what has become of my rights?
Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?
Am I a victim of police brutality, now?
I'm tired of being the victim of shame
You're throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know, I really do hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no

[Verse 4]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, speculation, everybody, litigation
Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
Hit me, kick me, you can never get me

[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us

[Bridge]
Some things in life
They just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no

[Verse 5]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, speculation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Kick me, bite me, don't you wrong or right me

[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (Don't need to remind you)
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (Can't you read my face? She's my baby)
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (No, no, set me free)
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about—
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about—
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us